NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History
3/9/75; Charlotte, NC; Park Center
– Paul Jones pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Johnny Valentine in a steel cage match to win the title; during the cover, Valentine put his foot on the rope before Jones pushed it off; the referee didn’t see it and the decision stood, despite Ric Flair coming out after the bout to protest
3/19/75; Raleigh, NC; WRAL Studios
– It was announced NWA President Sam Muchnick had ruled to return the title to Valentine as a result of the controversial bout between he and Paul Jones
6/29/75; Asheville, NC; Civic Center
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Johnny Valentine to win the title in a No DQ, no count-out, no time-limit match; George Scott was the guest referee for the match; stipulations stated Wahoo would not appear again in Asheville for 6 months if he lost
9/20/75; Hampton, VA; Coliseum
– Ric Flair defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title; stipulations stated Flair’s head would be shaved if he didn’t win the title
5/3/76; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair to win the title
5/24/76; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Ric Flair defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title; during the bout, Flair hit McDaniel with the leg of a ringside table; the leg had a nail sticking out of it, forcing McDaniel to get 40 stitches over his eye after the match
9/11/76; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair to win the title in a steel cage match
10/16/76; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Ric Flair defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title at the 21-minute mark; stipulations stated Flair would have had his head shaved if he didn’t win the title
12/27/76; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair to win the title
6/11/77; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Greg Valentine defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title
8/9/77; Raleigh, NC; Dorton Arena
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine to win the title
9/7/77; Raleigh, NC; WRAL Studios
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 9/10/77
– Greg Valentine defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title; stipulations stated McDaniel would have won Valentine’s $2,000 in silver dollars if he won
4/2/78; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine to win the title
4/9/78; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Ken Patera pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title
9/17/78; Roanoke, VA; Civic Center
– Tony Atlas defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera to win the title
10/15/78; Roanoke, VA; Civic Center
– Ken Patera defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Tony Atlas to win the title
8/12/79; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Jim Brunzell defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera in a non-title match; stipulations stated Brunzell would win $1,000 of Patera’s money if he won
9/14/79; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
– Jim Brunzell defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera to win the title
11/22/79; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Ray Stevens defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jim Brunzell to win the title at the 27-minute mark
12/25/79; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Jim Brunzell defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ray Stevens to win the title
5/11/80; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– The Iron Sheik defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jim Brunzell to win the title
11/1/80; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion the Iron Sheik to win the title
4/16/81; Norfolk, VA; Scope
– Ivan Koloff defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title
10/10/81; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Ricky Steamboat (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff to win the title with a clothesline
11/1/81; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Roddy Piper pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title following a suplex
5/10/82; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
– Jack Brisco defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Roddy Piper to win the title
7/7/82; Charlotte, NC; WPCQ Studios
– Roddy Piper deeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco to win the title; Brisco put up $10,000 for the match
8/3/82; Raleigh, NC
– Jack Brisco defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Roddy Piper to win the title
9/1/82; Charlotte, NC; WPCQ Studios
– Paul Jones (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco to win the title; prior to the bout, Bob Caudle conducted an interview with Jones & Humperdink in which they goaded Brisco into putting the title on the line in what was scheduled as a non-title match
10/18/82; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
– Jack Brisco defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Paul Jones to win the title
11/2/82; Raleigh, NC
– Paul Jones defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco to win the title
11/28/82; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Jack Brisco defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Paul Jones to win the title in a No DQ match
1/30/83; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Dory Funk Jr. pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco to win the title at the 19-minute mark with an inside cradle as Funk attempted the figure-4; late in the match, Paul Jones appeared ringside and threw Brisco into the ringpost on the floor before rolling him back inside the ring
8/5/83; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
– Rufus R Jones defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. to win the title
12/3/83; Hampton, VA; Coliseum
– Dick Slater defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Rufus R. Jones to win the title
12/14/83; Charlotte, NC
– Slater, after winning the NWA US Title, gave the Mid Atlantic title to Ivan Koloff
1/25/84; Shelby, NC; Rec Center
Worldwide – 2/4/84
– Angelo Mosca Jr. pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff (w/ Gary Hart) to win the title at 11:53 with a crossbody off the top; during the bout, it was announced Greg Valentine would face Ernie Ladd the following week in a quarter final match in the NWA TV Title tournament; after the bout, Angelo Mosca Sr. – who provided commentary for the bout with Bob Caudle – left the broadcast area to celebrate with his son in the ring; there was a 30-minute time limit for the bout
3/18/84; Charlotte, NC; Coliseum
– Ivan Koloff defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Angelo Mosca Jr. to win the title
4/22/84; Charlote, NC; Coliseum
– Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff to win the title
5/9/84; Spencer, NC; North Rowan High School
Worldwide – 5/12/84
– The Masked Outlaw (Dory Funk Jr. under a mask) (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Angelo Mosca Jr. to win the title at 7:45 after Hart pulled Mosca’s foot as he attempted to bridge out of a backdrop cover attempt, with the Outlaw falling on top for the win; after the bout, Johnny Weaver conducted an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Don Kernodle & Ivan Koloff, Hart, and the Outlaw in which Kernodle & Koloff discussed their recent title win and Hart talked about the strength of his stable (the Outlaw’s debut)
6/21/84; Norfolk, VA; Scope
– Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion the Masked Outlaw to win the title
6/27/84; Shelby, NC; Rec Center
– Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion the Masked Outlaw to win the title
8/29/84; Myrtle Beach, SC
Worldwide – 9/1/84
– Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Angelo Mosca Jr. to win the title at the 22-minute mark with a knee to the back and running powerslam, moments after Dillon prevented Mosca’s cover behind the referee’s back when Mosca hit the crossbody off the top
3/16/85; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
– Buzz Tyler defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass to win the title
7/85: The title was vacated when Tyler left the territory.
– Krusher Kruschev pinned Sam Houston with the Russian Sickle after Houston thought he had won the match following the bulldog, not realizing Kruschev’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover
1/11/86; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
World Championship Wrestling – 1/11/86
– Sam Houston pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff) to win the title at 11:40 when, after the Road Warriors appeared ringside during the final moments and attacked the Koloffs, Road Warrior Animal threw Houston back into the ring onto Krushev and held Krushev’s foot down during the cover; once the Road Warriors appeared ringside, the champion tossed Houston over the top rope behind the referee’s back; after the contest, National Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes and NWA US Champion Magnum TA aided the Road Warriors and Paul Ellering in clearing the Russians from ringside; moments later, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with the Road Warriors and Ellering, in possession of the Russians’ own chain
3/18/86; Mooresville, NC
– Black Bart pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Sam Houston to win the title with a legdrop off the middle rope as the champion climbed back into the ring
9/2/86; Spartanburg, SC; Memorial Auditorium
Pro – 9/6/86
– Ron Garvin pinned Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart to win the title at around the 15-minute mark with the right hand punch after avoiding the champion’s legdrop from the middle turnbuckle; immediately after the match, NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev ran out and attacked Garvin, with Ivan hoisting Garvin in the air for Nikita to hit the Russian Sickle off the top rope; moments later, Magnum TA, Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers came out to make the save; Bob Caudle and Jim Cornette, with Big Buba, then conducted an interview with the Russians, with Nikita saying he would face Garvin anywhere and that Garvin would have to beat him for the US title and Nikita didn’t have to beat him; Ivan then said they had a week to consider Garvin’s actions against them so they orchestrated their attack in response, then saying Dick Murdoch, National Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel, Magnum, and Dusty Rhodes should take notice
12/86: Garvin vacated the title after winning the NWA US Tag Team Titles with Barry Windham.